During the last few decades, Colombia has experienced significant changes in terms of security and freedom. These transformations have led to a transition in the social and political perspective of the concept of public safety and the strategies, tactics, and tools necessary for its attainment. For example, Colombia has made progress in protecting life, with the homicide rate of 77 per 100,000 population in 2002 dropping to fewer than 24 in 2020. In addition, Colombia dismantled many major criminal drug trafficking structures, leading to the capture of cartel leaders and the prosecution of the financial crime systems, allowing the police to shift their focus away from threats to national security toward other more urban issues and their interconnected dynamics.